Kepa set to become Spain's 54th goalkeeper

With Julen Lopetegui set to give Kepa Arrizabalaga his Spain debut against Costa Rica this Saturday evening, the Athletic Club youngster is about to become the 54th goalkeeper in the history of the Spanish national team.

Back in 1920 Ricardo Zamora was the first and now, 97 years later, there will be a new guardian of the Spanish goal.

The 23-year-old has regularly joined David de Gea and Pepe Reina as the third-choice goalkeeper since March and will finally be given a chance to start for La Roja.

Adrian San Miguel, Sergio Rico and Sergio Asenjo have also been called up to Spain squads since Lopetegui took charge after Euro 2016, but none of them actually played any minutes for the Basque coach and they will have to put in an extraordinary second half of the season if they are to prize away Kepa's World Cup ticket.